Chiefs Trim Roster to 53, Waive Moeaki

Chiefs Trim Roster to 53, Waive Moeaki

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) The Kansas City Chiefs released 20 players Saturday afternoon to meet the NFL's mandated 53-man roster, and waived a pair of injured players including tight end Tony Moeaki.

Moeaki fractured his shoulder during the third preseason game against the Steelers. He's battled injuries throughout his first three years in the league with a torn ACL in 2011 and a head injury in 2012.

Below is the full list of players cut on Saturday.

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. College

Steven Baker T 6-8 310 East Carolina

Josh Bellamy WR 6-0 206 Louisville

Malcolm Bronson S 5-11 192 McNeese State

Greg Castillo S 5-11 187 Iowa

Kennard Cox CB 6-0 191 Pittsburgh

Marcus Dixon DL 6-4 295 Hampton

Tommie Draheim OL 6-4 309 San Diego State

Darin Drakeford LB 6-1 240 Maryland

Shaun Draughn RB 6-0 205 North Carolina

Frankie Hammond Jr. WR 6-1 184 Florida

Demetrius Harris TE 6-7 230 UW-Milwaukee

Tysyn Hartman DB 6-3 206 Kansas State

Austin Lane DE 6-6 265 Murray State

Orie Lemon LB 6-1 242 Oklahoma State

Semaj Moody CB 5-10 195 South Carolina State

Toben Opurum FB 6-1 250 Kansas

Matt Reynolds T 6-4 310 BYU

Rico Richardson WR 6-1 185 Jackson State

Rokevious Watkins OL 6-3 338 South Carolina

Ridge Wilson LB/DE 6-4 256 West Alabama

WAIVED INJURED

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. College

Ricky Henry G 6-4 310 Nebraska

Tony Moeaki TE 6-3 252 Iowa

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